Very useful if you're building a PC, or if you just want to upgrade!
They also have Windows 7 Professional for £9.32 and Windows 8.1 Professional for £10.23
Top comments
moneybag
1 Sep 16158#12
The Microsoft Police® will kick your front door in at 3AM for piracy!
Cold, must be full of viruses
Theft. Plain and simple, you wouldn't walk in to (Asda/Tesco/Sainsbury's/Waitrose* delete as appropriate) and take a DVD off the shelf would you!
I've heard these are stolen from legitimate PC's and it's only a matter of time before they expire!
Windows 10 LOL!
LOL Micro$oft, Microshaft, Microsh*t (pick whichever you found mildly amusing the first time you heard it... in 1995)
Why would you pay £10 for this?
Linux is free, I love the Tux! Games? err... Viva Linux!!
I'm going to stay with XP thanks.
I'm going to stay with 7 thanks.
Cheaper on (eBay / Gumtree / Local Pub)* note to self: don't buy from any of these three.
As it's OEM, you're breaking the Geneva convention unless it's sold with an item of hardware.
Cold, bloated spyware OS phoning home to Micro$oft, Microshaft, Microsh*t (see above).
Will this work on a Mac?
Will this work on a 14 year old system I never use?
Without the product key sticker, you might as well be asking to be put in prison!
Can get it on Pirate Bay l33t!!
LOL Opium Pulses sounds like a vegetarian heroin dealer!!
Does this come with the DVD?
Can I install this on a (insert model or rough description of anything with a plug)?
Hot.
MBeeching
1 Sep 1628#20
No it's definitely a strip club in Prague
...which ironically doesn't have any windows
speculatrix
2 Sep 1614#55
When you built it, you must have broken the keyboard. I'd get that fixed before you start worrying about Windows licenses.
taras to Psalm23_UK
1 Sep 1611#22
Erm how do you do that :smile: ?
All comments (220)
shaunmorgan3994881
1 Sep 161#1
this one again. ....nice kickback
lamb85
1 Sep 164#2
I got this last time it was on here and its still running perfectly fine
paneds
1 Sep 166#3
im guessing if anybody hasnt downloaded it for free then they probably dont want it.
Kulaak to paneds
1 Sep 162#18
Or it just wouldn't install!
DaveBee
1 Sep 16#4
to upgrade a machine from XP, would I need to do a clean install or can I just upgrade? (actually thinking about going to 8.1)
skykid3 to DaveBee
1 Sep 161#5
Clean install, always my preferred choice of upgrade anyway
fishmaster to DaveBee
1 Sep 161#15
There isn't an upgrade path from XP directly to 10 just like there wasn't for XP to Windows 7. So you need to backup your data and do a clean install.
ukhotdeals1 to DaveBee
2 Sep 162#31
Legality / morality aside;
If you are running XP, then the machine is probably at least 10 years old - I'm not sure Windows/10 would be my first choice for an upgrade -you need a minimum of 2Gb of memory and a minimum of 16Gb of disk - much more is probably needed for "real world" computing.
Then you have driver support - is there Windows/10 code for all the attachments - I know my Sony who made my Vaio running Windows/7 have posted that they were not confident it would ruin W/10 properly, so I've not gone down that route.
Before attempting this I would seek a memory upgrade to at least 4Gb, more if your board supports it, if it doesn't support that, then I think there's a hint there, it's time to break open the piggy bank!
Use a system checker like the one supplied by "crucial.com" to see how much your system will take (and if you're really strapped for cash, buy an equivalent upgrade from Ebay, although some may argue that's verging on naughty)
Finally, you ask "upgrade or fresh install" - (there's no "upgrade" from XP) if you are insistent that you are going down this route I'd play safe and buy a new hard drive and do a fresh install - that way, if it all goes Pete Tong, you can swap in the original drive and at least you have a working computer again.
Personally, this all sounds a bit fishy to me, I'd "play safe" and consider a linux distro - something like MINT will support pretty much all your hardware and is a far more comfortable fit for older equipment, the added bonus is that it costs nothing to download and run.
Voted cold, simply because it sounds as legit as a nine quid note.
Mert0n to DaveBee
2 Sep 16#44
Windows XP is 15 years old now, any machine that is running it is more than likely going to struggle with 10.
Reecemorris9 to DaveBee
2 Sep 16#82
Just go straight to Windows 10 I wouldn't bother with Windows 8.1 but a few things to keep in mind...
Windows 10 is a big jump from XP, remember that Windows 10 uses up a lot more memory than XP.
If you do a clean install, you'll lose all your files on XP.
Just be safe, check the requirements of your PC first
belfastgeoff to DaveBee
2 Sep 16#140
NO
dimuc
1 Sep 161#6
i have windows 10 installed but need a key could i buy this and use the key on windows 10 installed software?
fishmaster to dimuc
1 Sep 161#16
You can as long as you have Windows 10 Professional. Microsoft offer an upgrade path from Windows 10 Core (Home) to Windows 10 Professional but as far as I know the only way to do that is pay Microsoft and it's a lot more than this deal.
Just Wondering
1 Sep 164#7
Same thing on eBay from 9.99
maprel to Just Wondering
2 Sep 161#76
i got one for £7.50 from ebay yesterday
garrafk
1 Sep 161#8
this is OEM key so has to be entered when installing it will not activate after installation
tek-monkey to garrafk
2 Sep 16#56
Really? Hmm, my windows 7 oem key worked after an install, and they're not even supposed to work any more!
sledwich
1 Sep 16#9
Just what I need, fixing up a slightly older PC for a family member. It does not have UEFI bios so will this still work or do I go for the Windows7 ISO. Thanks
fishmaster to sledwich
1 Sep 162#17
Windows 10 works with MBR and UEFI. ISOs are old hat, do it properly and use the Microsoft Media Creation Tool and make a bootable USB stick.
spannerzone
1 Sep 165#10
Groan, not this dodgy old deal again! :smile:
justonemorepie
1 Sep 161#11
I night a key from them a few months ago and it worked fine.
moneybag
1 Sep 16158#12
The Microsoft Police® will kick your front door in at 3AM for piracy!
Cold, must be full of viruses
Theft. Plain and simple, you wouldn't walk in to (Asda/Tesco/Sainsbury's/Waitrose* delete as appropriate) and take a DVD off the shelf would you!
I've heard these are stolen from legitimate PC's and it's only a matter of time before they expire!
Windows 10 LOL!
LOL Micro$oft, Microshaft, Microsh*t (pick whichever you found mildly amusing the first time you heard it... in 1995)
Why would you pay £10 for this?
Linux is free, I love the Tux! Games? err... Viva Linux!!
I'm going to stay with XP thanks.
I'm going to stay with 7 thanks.
Cheaper on (eBay / Gumtree / Local Pub)* note to self: don't buy from any of these three.
As it's OEM, you're breaking the Geneva convention unless it's sold with an item of hardware.
Cold, bloated spyware OS phoning home to Micro$oft, Microshaft, Microsh*t (see above).
Will this work on a Mac?
Will this work on a 14 year old system I never use?
Without the product key sticker, you might as well be asking to be put in prison!
Can get it on Pirate Bay l33t!!
LOL Opium Pulses sounds like a vegetarian heroin dealer!!
Does this come with the DVD?
Can I install this on a (insert model or rough description of anything with a plug)?
Hot.
anthony69 to moneybag
2 Sep 161#42
And Breathe.....
You missed one... "My Key no longer works!"
118luke to moneybag
2 Sep 164#48
Dude you should go get laid.
blackice8r to moneybag
2 Sep 161#73
this guy is right 100%
Donate your money to someone on the street or simply burn them - because this purchase has no value.
Roll a spliff with your 10£ note, you will get more out of that than paying for this "license".
I keep saying this to my clients - buy from a legitimate source and stick to the licensing rules - or don't. It's either one or the other with licenses, there is no middle ground.
UncleStan to moneybag
2 Sep 161#129
Have you taken your meds today?
samelliscfh to moneybag
2 Sep 16#143
Are you OK?
ohho to moneybag
2 Sep 16#152
kyeung
1 Sep 161#13
Can I just download Windows 10 from Microsoft website (to make a bootable media) and then apply this OEM key?
smk77 to kyeung
1 Sep 161#14
Click the link and read...
unsy6162
1 Sep 164#19
i tried a deal from them last time one was posted,did not weork,would not reply to emails,complained to paypal and got my money back,so ice cold from me
MBeeching
1 Sep 1628#20
No it's definitely a strip club in Prague
...which ironically doesn't have any windows
Psalm23_UK
1 Sep 161#21
Why would you buy it when you can get a legit copy free from Microsoft?
taras to Psalm23_UK
1 Sep 1611#22
Erm how do you do that :smile: ?
RedRain to Psalm23_UK
1 Sep 161#23
If your building a new systems i can get a free copy of win 10 pro ?
amour3k
2 Sep 16#24
TRUE!, but in all fairness, there wasn't one for either Windows 95 OS1 to Windows 98? (it's first incarnation, so NOT the Upgrade, and not the SE/Second Edition either), &/or Windows 95 OSR2 to Windows 98SE?, or Windows ME/Millenium to to Windows 2000?, or Windows 98SE to Windows XP?, but allllll my above stated instances worked flawlessly between my above mentioned examples, etc?.
Not all versions of the 'Windows pathway' have to be mechanically followed one by one to get that same flawless finish? (like Microsoft would otherwise have you believe?).
It is actually possible to 'skip stuffs' and still get your flawless finish regardless? (I've one a few of my above mentioned, in the past too, on not just my PC, but that of 1 or 2 family and friends also, so I get how my last mentioned statement works ... ) lol.
Windows XP could easily 'jump' to Windows 7 (sidestepping the ill-fated Windows Vista altogether?), and Windows 7 could similarly 'jump' alllll the way to either Windows 8.1 &/or Windows 10 Home (Hardware' ofcourse allowing?), and in so doing, end up sidestepping the similarly ill-fated Windows 8.0 altogether also?.
In a nutshell (so to speak?), is basically how the real animal of the beast works? (relatively speaking ... ) :-)
That's the real reason you were able to get what you were able to get?. :-)
danielson1978
2 Sep 16#28
Any reason this wouldn't work on a MacBook using boot camp?
amour3k to danielson1978
2 Sep 16#34
Yep!.
UNLESS your able to get dome kind of Windows 'key' from somewhere? + the respective Windows ISO of your chosen Windows flavour (Win 7, 8.0, 8.1, 10, or whatever?), then I don't honestly see how it could?.
But (your Emulator aside ... ) if your able to meet all of my above mentioned criteria?, that I scarcely see as to why not?.
After all, Parallels on the Apple MAC fires up Windows perfectly, so yours should be a bit of a breeze too?. :-)
amour3k
2 Sep 161#29
Yep!, SAME happened to me on 1 Laptop in the house!. :-(
But worked flawlessly on a Windows based Tablet I have instead?.
What can I say?, 'Hardware', pro's and con's?, hehehe.
Psalm23_UK
2 Sep 16#30
Depends if you're building 'A' system or multiple 'SYSTEMS'!
Psalm23_UK
2 Sep 16#33
It doesn't require any special checks or anything special to be enabled it just asks if you are using things such as magnifier or keyboard help. Then just tick the box and run the download. If someone (Microsoft) is giving it away free still I'll take it :-)
amour3k
2 Sep 16#35
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!, I see?, thanx for that!.
I done allllll mine pre-quota!, hehehe, so never bumped into this 'stuffs', lol (but I did however BLATANTLY wonder how the 'other halves' fared in being able to still get it for free though?, hahahahaha), thanx for that timely breakdown of events, as it were (I obviously knew it existed!, as per my above link spelling out such, etc?, but still) ...
I'll bare your info in mind for the future, incase somehow 'necessary' or whatever ..... :-)
amour3k
2 Sep 161#36
No problem, give me 10 £10 notes, and I'll happily give you 10 £9 notes back ok?, hehehehe. :-)
Luvvvvvvvvvly juvvvvvvvvly. :-)
bargains496
2 Sep 162#37
windows10 is total rubbish for my experience, lots of problems and i spent time fixing it more then using it.
This is a Microsoft Windows download tool - downloads any 7,8,10 ISO directly from Microsoft. Grab a cheap OEM key and your done.
eloo
2 Sep 16#39
Windows 8.1 is better just install Classicstartshell and done.
spannerzone to eloo
2 Sep 16#49
you are clearly insane, Win 95se is arguably better than Win8. :stuck_out_tongue: I'd almost go so far to say Vista sp2 is better.
littlewhitebull456
2 Sep 164#40
I remember when you used to look out a window and it was all fields back then. Jumpers for goal posts, sticks with hoops, penny whistles.
omgpleasespamme to littlewhitebull456
2 Sep 161#41
Pooh sticks, coal in Christmas stockings and gruel at the workhouse. Ahh the good old days.
neoboy
2 Sep 162#43
Can my Panasonic microwave run this?
aclofty
2 Sep 16#45
Just putting it out there but the Pro version so of Win 8.1 and 10 come with Hyper-v (or at least I am assuming it will be there with Win 10), Microsoft's Virtual Machine platform. With it you can install a virtual machine with whatever operating system you want, it could be Win 95, XP, Win 7 Etc and you only run it when you want to run it but you still need a legit license. As an IT bod I love building a vm on my pc then uploading it to our servers but it can be a lot of fun at home and a good alternative to VMware Desktop.
OEM licenses, I think Microsoft might turn a blind eye to get you onto Win 10 but it is always a risk they will flag it. In short if you really wanted win 10 I would have got it when it was a free upgrade. I am currently assessing what my gear will break with it and don't get me started on the security of it.
jamgin
2 Sep 16#46
Microsoft doesn't care how you get on to Windows 10.
Once enough people are on it then Microsofts true intentions will be seen.
Or am I being paranoid?
ismailc12000
2 Sep 16#47
HI. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME OF THESE ARE ACTUALLY DODGY AND A WILL STOP WORKING SOON.
..
I JUST BUILT MY PC AND SAW THESE CHEAP ON EBAY SO DECIDED TO USE IT.
IT ALL LOOKS AND WORKED FINE. I DOWNLOADED THE PROGRAM FROM THE OFFICIAL MICROSOFT WEBSITE. THE KEY WORKED IN THERE.
SO HOW CAN THERE BE VIRUSES IF THE ACTUAL INSTALL IS FROM MICROSOFT
AND I DON'T GET AFTER I USE THE KEY ISN'T IT MINE FOREVER
IF I'M WRONG I WILL BE VERY UPSET...
spannerzone to ismailc12000
2 Sep 162#51
You seem quite upset already (or need a new keyboard) - us they're actually dodgy (if you're concerned about buying legitimately licenced software) and yes they'll probably work for ever except a few will get blocked as some have found.
lollypoplee to ismailc12000
2 Sep 16#52
WHY ARE YOU WRITING IN CAPITAL LETTERS !!!
DO YOU THINK YOUR POST WILL GET NOTICED MORE ?
IT IS VERY ANNOYING
James_cleeve73 to ismailc12000
2 Sep 162#58
STOP SHOUTING
daverobinson5243 to ismailc12000
2 Sep 16#78
Why?? Why the capitals? It's so ANNOYING!!
joolt
2 Sep 161#50
Software Geeks sell Windows 10 licenses for £21.99. They state that they're suitable for Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro upgrades as well as fresh installs. Although I've never bought one of these from them I've bought loads of Windows 7 licenses without any issues so they appear to be legit.
DaveBee
2 Sep 161#53
The pc in question has 8gb of ram and the 8.1 upgrade advisor hasn't flagged any driver issues. I've already decided to use a fresh hard drive to test the install, just need to find a legit COA to try it.
DaveBee
2 Sep 16#54
That's why I'm looking at 8.1 not 10
speculatrix
2 Sep 1614#55
When you built it, you must have broken the keyboard. I'd get that fixed before you start worrying about Windows licenses.
118luke
2 Sep 16#57
Win 10 is pretty much Win 8.1 with some gloss on it. Any machine that can run 8.1 will run win 10.
Much the same as early Win 7 is Windows Vista SP2 underneath with some tweaks.
taras
2 Sep 16#59
windows 7,8,8.1 and 10 you can put the product key in after install - just make sure you install the right version of windows.
Also buying oem keys is legit and so is selling them on. (eu only) in the usa it is illegal .. This was based on court rullings.
Muffinss
2 Sep 16#60
If you have home installed and input this key windows will upgrade itself.
I did it.
Muffinss
2 Sep 16#61
What spec does it have?
You might be better off sticking with XP unless it has 2GB of RAM
mikerr
2 Sep 16#62
It's still free via the assistive technologies link
callagc
2 Sep 161#63
if i upgrade to windows 10...will i still be able to use my 56K modem?
mikerr to callagc
2 Sep 16#68
The 3GB win10 download would take over a week on your modem :smiley:
anthony69 to callagc
2 Sep 16#71
Are yiu joking? Not a chance. Windows 10 is still catching up.
jai47
2 Sep 16#64
Does anyone know if the "Free Upgrade" to Windows 10 has how now stopped?
I was thinking of getting the Win 7 key and then upgrading but can't help but recall reading some news that the free upgrade has now stopped
tek-monkey to jai47
2 Sep 161#74
It has officially stopped, but like I said earlier I installed a fresh windows 10 and used a windows 7 key to activate it on Wednesday and it worked fine.
Disco
2 Sep 16#65
Is this really trust worthy, or shall I look elsewhere, looking to upgrade a DELL laptop which (I think, Win :sunglasses: to Win10
Gort1951
2 Sep 161#66
When Windows 8 first came out I thought it was a wind-up and started looking for the real version.
Removed half hour later when I found out that it was not. Schizo or what.
The menu bar returned in Win10. I never lost it as I stuck to Win7.
No wonder Win10 got a lot of users because they forced it on people. I never saw the popups since I only use manual updates but they tricked a lot of people. Reminds me of Sony DRM and that ended up in the courts.
GotBass
2 Sep 16#67
These are MSDN keys.
They may even send you a photoshopped COA label from a readily available .psd file.
alexjameshaines
2 Sep 161#69
FFS!!! These need to be banned from being posted on this site. They are not legitimate...
FREEZING COLD
Shard
2 Sep 16#70
Win8 to Win10 is still free if you don't mind lying slightly
I got a Window 10 licence from them a few months along.
Tried a clean install on my laptop yesterday and got a message
licence key is invalid. Doesn't work it's a rip off.
Alansmithee
2 Sep 167#75
It's true - I installed an OEM copy of windows 10 pro and went to bed leaving it to do it's updates. The next thing I know, the Microsoft SWAT squad throw a flashbang throw my window to distort me and then came throw the window.
Before I could recover, they tasered me and then used zipcords to tie my hands and feet. I was then extracted by Helicopter to an off-shore processing center.
I then served twelve months of hard labour writing error messages for windows 11 before being released.
I hope people learn from my mistake.
Nitros
2 Sep 16#77
Can these keys be used for an already installed Windows 10 that is not activated?
Just Wondering to Nitros
2 Sep 16#85
I contacted someone about this on ebay, as I have home edition installed , I had changed my motherboard and Windows 10 was moaning about Activation.....so I asked can I buy this key and just cut and paste it in , They said NO , just for the PRO edition , but in the end I dug out my original windows 7 key , plonked that in and Hey presto my activation , activated !!!
fo_sho_yo
2 Sep 16#79
I think I've created a monster by being the first to highlight these Windows OEM deals...
sammy1255
2 Sep 16#80
hmm is this just the key?
FatLadZ
2 Sep 16#81
CRAP COMPANY!
wasted 4 days installing on works pc for a code to get blocked .... not happy!
Spark to FatLadZ
2 Sep 162#87
How did you spend 4 days installing Windows? It shouldn't take any longer than an hour.
pantaiema
2 Sep 16#83
Well if this one was true then the prisons are already full by now. Many people who do self built in their own PC have installed a pirated software. Otherwise there is no point to self built in your PC because after taking Windows OS into account, you might end up with higher than the not well know branded item available in the market.
Also even it is true you could always put the blame on Vendors because you bought this item from them ....
Also keep in my not many people are comfortable or want to use Lynux ...
If this one is pirated, is it not better to download by yourself from Microsoft and then activate it using KMS . It is free and you are installing a pirated software anyway ...
scorcher
2 Sep 166#84
You got off very lightly indeed... they might have left you living with windows 10
Spark
2 Sep 162#86
A couple of my friends bought Windows 10 keys from this site earlier this week. The site is legit and the keys seem to work perfectly.
Meathotukdeals
2 Sep 16#88
Huuum. Dunno what do do. Was just about to clean install my old Vista 32bit laptop (with Vista) and now I find I can still get Win 10 for free. These two OS are about level on my chit list, but damn Vista is a bit ahead! :disappointed:
0zone to Meathotukdeals
2 Sep 161#96
You can use your vista install key to activate windows 10.
mbuckhurst
2 Sep 161#89
The memory footprint of XP is quite a bit lower than 10, but and it's very important, the actual OS doesn't take up a huge amount, it's the applications that do that, XP's memory management is very poor compared with 10, which means quite often the RAM used by XP or 10 is roughly the same, certainly all the XP machines I've migrated to 10 haven't show much greater use of memory, and don't feel any slower (or faster for that matter).
The real losses are in disk space, 10 takes up quite a lot more than XP.
mike
ttttd
2 Sep 161#90
Christ not this deal again. MS have a history of blacklisting these cheap keys because they tend to be from MSDN, TechNet, DreamSpark etc. I myself had a £10 7 Pro key blacklisted 2 years later.
Thetrout
2 Sep 161#91
I bought this last time, went to use it a few weeks later and the key came back that it had been used.
plewis00
2 Sep 16#92
Good price but my only worry is they are sourced from MSDN, which (if this is true) means they can get blocked. I think you can check the PID once installed to see it's source. If it is OEM then it should be fine as they can't be remotely disabled.
0zone
2 Sep 161#93
You can just buy the windows 8 or windows 7 key and use that to activate 10 legitimately.
I can vouch for that as I have 12 machines activated over the last two weeks, well beyond the "free upgrade" time limit.
Make sure you get pro versions.
kiish
2 Sep 162#94
Nice to know HUKD doesn't really verify these key sites, probably because they make money from affiliate system or ran by a mod here.
You can be sure 99% the keys are obtained illegally and will eventually be blocked.
fmo
2 Sep 16#95
Stop buying this, this is not a legal license
Spark to fmo
2 Sep 161#103
Define legal. Because unless it has been stolen from someone or is a pirated copy then it isn't illegal.
machomansavage
2 Sep 161#97
Cold from
Me! Windows 10 has the worst layout. Hate what Microsoft has bece. Everything now looks large and untidy. Thank god I haven't updated from windows 7!
theukcrazyhorse to machomansavage
2 Sep 16#100
Sit further back from your monitor - that should make everything look smaller.
tek-monkey to machomansavage
2 Sep 161#110
I have a mix of 7 and 10, and have got used to 10 enough that my main PC now runs it. The servers I'm most concerned about (just basic ones, a plex and a file server) stayed on windows 7.
littlewhitebull456
2 Sep 16#98
For that money I would sell it and buy a new one.
mooncaller
2 Sep 16#99
I have a windows 7 retail disc and if (and usually when) a hardware component fails I need to transfer the licence via the MS telephone system. Does anyone know if you upgrade to Win10 (via the assistive technologies route) you can still transfer the licence the same way - when for eg my next hard drive fails (SSD)? Ta :smiley:
mrew42
2 Sep 16#101
Got one for less than a tenner on eBay- works perfectly
in$anity
2 Sep 16#102
This.
This is EXACTLY why i've just purchased a gaming machine by Dell (Alienware). I wanted a legitimate Windows license that wont be blacklisted. I'm not into downloading fake copies or getting illegitimate keys. I want something that's going to work for the life of the PC and deals like this, whilst cheap, are cheap for a reason.
I hate Windows 10. If you get this, MAKE SURE to disable ALL of Microsoft's spyware and bloatware software that's pre-installed.
You also have to deal with forced updates, even if they cause errors, which I'm currently battling right now with a certain update causing my comp to restart upon boot-up every single day I turn it on as 'update failed to install'. Trawled internet for hours and no solution after 2 months.
Spark to Coulomb_Barrier
2 Sep 16#112
That's not true, it is possible to disable them but it's just far harder than it should be.
geordibbk to Coulomb_Barrier
2 Sep 16#120
I had that exact same problem on Windows 7, finally went away when I did the free upgrade to 10. It's so annoying.
Footsore
2 Sep 16#106
and again....a plethora of Comments that have absolutely nothing to do with the value of the OP
this is not a bulletin board, or an open discussion forum - you merely have to indicate whether the proffered deal is Hot or Cold
is that really so difficult?!
Q: "I'm thinking of buying a car..."
A: "what you want is a tractor"
Q: "What's the best white emulsion paint..."
A: "what you want is yellow gloss"
If I have to explain, you wouldn't understand
ttttd to Footsore
2 Sep 16#116
Q: "What's the best white emulsion paint..."
A: "the one that doesn't fall off"
luvsadealdealdeal to Footsore
2 Sep 161#141
wrong on all counts
madridpaid_the_referee
2 Sep 161#107
Same here, was eligible for the free upgrade and it just would not install, tried multiple work arounds and in the end I just gave up.
ToOn7
2 Sep 161#108
I got Windows 10 Pro for free off Microsoft.
I upgraded my PC with a lot of new parts (basically a new PC) and my previous key wouldn't activate, so I had Microsoft attempt to activate it for me, and when they couldn't do it, they just issued a new key. funny thing is my old key was for the home version, and I ended up being given Pro for free.
dragon2611
2 Sep 16#109
If you can hold off I'd be tempted to cancel that order as the new generation with the 10 series GPU's is likely to land within the next few weeks, it was announced at PAX the other day.
eismarsh
2 Sep 16#111
This simple check seams to spell it out for all to hit the cold button ?
Yes, can someone/HDUK use this simple tool, each time, to save the post debates ?
99hawkeye99
2 Sep 16#113
On testing this download, my AV says both downloader tools contain a Trojan virus !
rimz790
2 Sep 16#114
Opium Pulses...sounds like drugged up legume :stuck_out_tongue:
ttttd
2 Sep 16#115
It is a pirated copy because it breaks Microsoft's TOS.
Thebobwil
2 Sep 16#117
Will this work on a 14 year old system I never use?
Spark
2 Sep 161#118
No, that doesn't necessarily make it piracy.
The fact that some people look at a corporation's ToS/T&C's and think that somehow constitutes binding law often shocks me tbh.
Houstieboy
2 Sep 16#119
You realise you can still get this as a free upgrade from Microsoft?
ttttd
2 Sep 16#121
Piracy isn't a law mate. Piracy is prosecuted under for example, the Fraud Act and CDPA, and not the "Piracy Act". The fact is you are pirating software by buying this.
A court would not prosecute you because the keys were missold but Microsoft could end up going after companies like this and would most certainly win. And MS are well within their rights to blacklist the keys which they do when they find out and that does affect you.
Snakeyes646
2 Sep 16#122
I'm just building a PC and it will need Windows, if I bought his would it work and is it legit? Thanks
Spark
2 Sep 16#123
Well technically you're not pirating it. It would be the fault of the person selling it and not you.
As I said earlier in the thread though, two of my mates bought Windows 10 keys from this site earlier this week so I guess we'll just have to see what happens. I'd be surprised if anybody has ever actually sat down and read a Microsoft EULA though. They're so surrounded in red tape that they could almost put the EU charter to shame.
Coulomb_Barrier
2 Sep 16#124
I know and I have. I didn't say you could not disable them.
ttttd
2 Sep 16#125
It's a very grey area even as far as semantics go. Theoretically not knowing you're breaking the law (or just a contract in this case) is no excuse for breaking it but it's a moot point anyway as MS would never go after you specifically.
Lol you would be surprised. Not that I have but if someone wanted to know something buried in the TOS they could just google it.
Spark
2 Sep 16#126
It has never been illegal to purchase fake or pirated goods, it is just illegal to manufacture or distribute them. Nobody has ever been prosecuted for buying a copied DVD or a fake handbag in the street but a lot of people have been in trouble for selling those things.
ttttd
2 Sep 16#127
You don't accept a TOS when you buy a copied DVD or fake handbag. That forms a separate contract between you and MS rather than you and the seller who themselves have a contract with MS (a MSDN contract...). A company is not going to spend god knows how much on lawyers fees to get back a few peanuts especially when it doesn't solve the root of the problem.
GotBass
2 Sep 162#128
Why are people arguing?
These are MSDN keys, not to be resold.
Spark to GotBass
2 Sep 16#130
Do you have proof of that?
dave99461
2 Sep 16#131
Surely "IF" these are genuine OEM keys there is next to no way Microsoft can ever know at the point of entering the key if that key is being entered by Joe public over a licenced OEM system builder, or if the system has been built by a system builder yet installed and key entered by the end user?. In which case any genuine OEM key aught to be ok unless Joe public admits to having obtained these as a non system builder if having to directly contact Microsoft to activate the key?.
I mean, even Amazon sell OEM copies of Windows to Joe public, be it a physical copy with a key with the added declaration that the item is ment for system builders only, but will assumingly always work unless buyer admits to not being a system builder. The only difference in that case is the physical copy of software that can be downloaded free from Microsoft minus the licence key anyway.
But I gather the restrictions of these things and part reason for price is they are primed to a single system\motherboard and can't ever easily be transferred to a new system once activated?.
luvsadealdealdeal to dave99461
2 Sep 16#142
you guys don't seem to understand how Microsoft records or allows the licence keys
it's not as if a unique product key is recorded in a database, so if you try to use it twice, you get slaughtered
fmo
2 Sep 16#132
In this particular case, not against Microsoft's license agreement
dave99461
2 Sep 16#133
Of cause, on a legal footing, if genuine OEM keys you could argue Joe public being able to obtain these keys is no different legally to everyone who Iends, borrows, swaps, has public viewings of or trades or sells any DVD or Blu-ray they have ever owned. As doing any of that as a public non licenced person without licence holders permission is also technically fraudulent and illegal yet who has never done any of the above?.
jnigel26
2 Sep 162#134
Asides from whether it is legal or not. Just a few words on '10' from an ex Comp, ex Lino op :wink: if you don't know what it means you're young-ish. I have sat at keyboards for most of my life to date. Some not Qwerty keyboards! The 80s were a wonder time. Wow, wtf is this? What is it called? A Mac Classic? Roomful of about 20 of 'em. F me! 128k that's incredible! :smile:
Then gaming and computing, Amigas, Amstrads, Sinclair et al (can't remember which was first, but it was all great... F slow, but great!! It was part of my job, and looked like I'd soon be out of one. Typists were taking over, I couldn't type as fast as a typist, and wasn't used to Qwertyuiop, so off to 'touch typing' lessons - I was the only guy in a room full of girls :smirk:. I came top!
Fast forward to now, Apple Macs, PCs only as good as the software behind them.
Then came f. Windows 10 :confused: (all previous versions range in between hmm to good) - I could work quicker on a Mac Classic or bloody Amstrad than anything with Windows 10 installed. (Mine were upgrades, biggest mistake ever!)
10 is nothing but a f. nightmare.
It has more updates weekly than I can count. Oh, f. it, I can't say those words anymore without feeling real anger... Microsoft and Windows 10 - even Pro ...B*LL**KS!!!!!!
Rant over :smile:
DealsForDays1
2 Sep 16#135
I can get windows for my Mac now #Happy
commenter14
2 Sep 16#136
Cold and reported. Enjoy having your machine shut off without warning.
ronaldmacdonald
2 Sep 16#137
Cheaper on fleabay
xhdjdhs
2 Sep 16#138
Good deal
skykid3
2 Sep 161#139
Microsoft is probably turning a blind eye, anything to get everyone on to windows 10, that's there master plan anyway
fatreg
2 Sep 16#144
Why not just give the OS away like Apple, no need for pirated/stolen/acquired/copied keys at all, aware Mac OS only comes on Mac HW (aware of Hackintosh and the like) but there has to be another way for MS to ship OSs without the need for people to obtain keys on the shady side.
CodyO to fatreg
2 Sep 16#147
Yeah its called buying them from a legitimate reseller, they cost about £80.
breslau
2 Sep 162#146
After using Linux and Windows in parallel, I can confirm that the windows licencing , installation and update process is a total pain in the ass. If anyone here has an XP computer still, just burn a Lubuntu or Mint Mate USB installer, nuke your old install and get on with your life.
It's free, there are virtually no viruses and the OS doesn't treat you like a bit of meta data to be pumped for profit.
shininghero
2 Sep 16#148
On a semi-related note does anyone know where is the cheapest place to buy MS Office key?
AzeemB to shininghero
2 Sep 16#157
Had a look on ebay, its to good to be true. Noticed some of sellers had only ever bought stuff never actually sold anything before. Some people do auction off full retail packages every now and then and they go for much higher than just the keys being sold. Almost bought the 2013 version (dont like the look of it), but found out I can download and install 2016 version using a family members school website.
Boxer
2 Sep 16#149
Aaaah! Hot metal, Banging out, Women who did what they were told.....Those were the days!!!! :smiley::smiley: <--did that twice to indicate joking so I don't get lynched.
Fleabum
2 Sep 16#150
Deals like these are a grey area, and the keys more often than not will be useless after a few re-installs.
Guess you can't count that high then, I am lucky (unlucky(_;))to get 1 a week on Windows 10. I get more updates on Linux than I do on Windows, but you don't have to restart our PC to install those (unless its a kernel update ofc).
Some people hate change, some people hate progress, and some just like to hate on Microsoft (or Apple). There are many OS alternatives these days and if you don't like one, don't use it, its not rocket science.
I personally prefer Linux to Windows, but like it or not you need Windows if you are a serious gamer.
Regards
Flea
breslau
2 Sep 161#151
You can install Windows 10 and never bother activating it and still use it for Steam.. if you can take the nagging.
ohho
2 Sep 16#153
[quote=moneybag]The Microsoft Police® will kick your front door in at 3AM for piracy!
Cold, must be full of viruses
Theft. Plain and simple, you wouldn't walk in to (Asda/Tesco/Sainsbury's/Waitrose* delete as appropriate) and take a DVD off the shelf would you!
I've heard these are stolen from legitimate PC's and it's only a matter of time before they expire!
Windows 10 LOL!
LOL Micro$oft, Microshaft, Microsh*t (pick whichever you found mildly amusing the first time you heard it... in 1995)
Why would you pay £10 for this?
Linux is free, I love the Tux! Games? err... Viva Linux!!
I'm going to stay with XP thanks.
I'm going to stay with 7 thanks.
Cheaper on (eBay / Gumtree / Local Pub)* note to self: don't buy from any of these three.
As it's OEM, you're breaking the Geneva convention unless it's sold with an item of hardware.
Cold, bloated spyware OS phoning home to Micro$oft, Microshaft, Microsh*t (see above).
Will this work on a Mac?
Will this work on a 14 year old system I never use?
Without the product key sticker, you might as well be asking to be put in prison!
Can get it on Pirate Bay l33t!!
LOL Opium Pulses sounds like a vegetarian heroin dealer!!
Does this come with the DVD?
Can I install this on a (insert model or rough description of anything with a plug)?
Hot.[/quot
mods mods please deleate if unappropiate, google microsoft toolkit.v.2.6.1 final, this answers everyones prayers about win10 and $soft office
Trilogy
2 Sep 16#154
Could i stick this in to a blank SSD and it will install the OS? I recently knacked up my laptop trying to clone my HDD to a new SSD, long story short it ended in both HDD being wiped with no OS on either! I have a backup on a external HDD. So if i left the SSD IN, stuck this OEM in the disk drive it would install a clean OS?
jasee
2 Sep 16#155
What nagging? All I've got is a small graphic on the lower right of the screen saying not activated. The same with Windows 8, which has not been activated for about 6 months. Not like windows 7, which changed background screens and almost stopped working.
AdrianK_
2 Sep 16#156
Bargain of the century! You bought Alienware machine for few hundred quid to get genuine copy of Windows? For real?
MalAdjustedMal
2 Sep 16#158
I'm still thinking about upgrading to MS DOS 5 :wink:
ismailc12000
2 Sep 16#159
well it got noticed by u so....
ismailc12000
2 Sep 16#160
honestly why are people getting annoyed over capitals
lol
if u don't have an answer to my question ignore it
shuwaz
2 Sep 161#161
Respect!
It took me ten years to get 238 likes.
It took you one comment to get 144.
#ihavenowit
tan159
2 Sep 162#162
It took 4 days to install windows?
What were you using, floppy discs?
breslau
2 Sep 16#163
I upgraded to Windows 10 pro on my i7 tower using the OEM from my laptop. At one point MS were just desperate to get people using Windows and were letting people activate W7 licences regardless in order to get the upgrades.
I am trying not to be too partisan when it comes to OS's, but the experience of constantly having your computer hijacked for "security" updates by Microsoft- which I'm partially convinced are made to be a big deal so that consumers feel like they are getting their money's worth - and Linux, where you just do the patches in seconds and then move on is completely different.. yes, if you are a gamer you need Windows, but if you arent Linux is better. There are a lot of things it does better than Windows - particularly flashing Android phones.
Ever notice how MS scrupulously don't tell you have fast their updates are downloading? They've even taken to using decentralised updates now, so half the time your computer is grinding away updating some other nearby gimps computer.. my HD is constantly going with Windows 10, even though I turned that off.
And let's not forget their horrible privacy changes.. although, let's face it, that's the trend started by Google. It's just the thought of Uncle Bill looking at your stuff is somehow worse.
thepharmacist
2 Sep 16#164
thank you op bargain, hope it works, purchased via paypal so should be protected if it goes wrong!
qwerta369
2 Sep 16#165
OS X all the way.
tan159
3 Sep 16#166
Anybody fed up with windows 10 constantly updating and want to go back to windows 7 or 8(.1) better think twice. From this October micro$haft are changing the way win 7 & 8 are updating.
Basically you have to agree to updating the full shebang or nothing!
breslau
3 Sep 16#167
Windows updates on any version from XP through to 10 are a total nightmare. Life is too short.
anthony69
3 Sep 162#168
How many floppy's would be needed for that? Perhaps the lorry's delivering the floppys were delayed in traffic, hence the delay - that would explain it - and then there were the floppy's with bad sectors - plus the RSI that FatLadZ encountered inserting x amount of floppy's into his drive...
Mrs.Z
3 Sep 16#169
Am hoping this is kind of a relevant question - please can anyone recommend where to buy Windows Office from? Just need for children's schoolwork really :smiley:
qwerta369
3 Sep 16#170
Can't answer your question, but before someone recommends OpenOffice or Google Drive... Don't bother. Your kids will be frustrated by the formatting problems that using these free "equivalents" bring. If the school uses MS Office, they should use MS Office at home to save hassle and time wasting.
camelopardis
3 Sep 16#171
that's why installed a WSUS server on my network. the only patches that get installed are the ones I approve.
I have just activated a win10 laptop with a oem key without reinstalling, also the key was £6.99 from eBay :smiley:
in$anity
3 Sep 16#174
Paypal's "protection" isn't worth a carrot. I have lost count of the times that they've failed me and friends.
pashapav
3 Sep 16#175
paranoid...im afraid ((
tan159
3 Sep 161#176
I don't think Microsoft care about dodgy serial keys anyway. With forced updates, windows will sooner or later block any non enterprise keys that are used in more than 1 computer.
Besides they stand to gain more from the inbuilt data mining hence the year long (& possible still currently) free upgrade offer.
pashapav
3 Sep 16#177
"lost count of the times that they've failed me"
but PayPal isn't...
thepharmacist
3 Sep 16#178
The PayPal is connected through my credit card, does this not also protect me?
kidrock123
3 Sep 16#179
noice....thanks
ontheqt
3 Sep 16#180
worked for me, thanks opp
in$anity
3 Sep 161#181
Not sure about that setup, mine is through a debit card. I just know that paypal themselves are dire when it comes to helping to resolve issues. Your credit card should be much better though.
GotBass
3 Sep 16#182
The price.
QuickProfits
3 Sep 16#183
What the hell have you been doing?
in$anity
3 Sep 163#184
I bought golfing equipment from abroad. It turned up, it was fake, whereas the photographs were real on eBay. I complained to eBay/paypal and they said that they couldn't do anything because i'd received something.
Separate occasion, I bought an mp3 player (many, many years ago when mp3 players were all the rage). It turned up to be one of those hacked Chinese pieces of crap (advertised as 16gb, was actually 1gb, made to look like it was 16gb). Paypal didn't give a refund.
Want another example?? I sold a VERY rare game. It was in 'near mint' condition. It had a minuscule blemish on the box it was in, but it was described and photographed, so other videogame collectors knew what they were buying. The buyer said the box was damaged during postage and opened a paypal case. Lucky for me (or so I thought), i'd taken several photographs of me packing the game, so I had a reference of the 2 layers of bubble wrap i'd used around the game, and the box i'd placed it in. During the PayPal discussion, I asked the buyer to photograph the item so that I could see the extent of the damage. She refused. PayPal ruled in her favor anyway, despite her refusing to show a picture of how the game arrived and despite me showing clear evidence that it was very well packaged up.
These are the main 3 issues i've had with paypal. And friends have had issues too. So as I say: PayPal protection isn't worth diddly squat.
skykid3
3 Sep 162#185
Sorry here's your key:
WEGOT-YOUR-CASHN-OREFU-UNDSXO
QuickProfits
3 Sep 16#186
Sounds bad.. I have never had a single problem in what must be 15 years.
ws007
4 Sep 162#187
I'll learn from your mistake, update using free Wi-Fi.
ws007
4 Sep 16#188
Probably the surveyor getting the thickness of the reveals wrong, happens all the time, should always do your own measuring.
dheydl
4 Sep 16#189
Nope. Your contract is now with Paypal and your credit card provider will now refer you back to it in cases of dispute. If you want CC protection, you need to pay directly with your credit card.
Curios why this 'company' is allowed to remain on HUKD while other apparently more reputable companies don't seem to meet the necessary criteria to have their deals posted.
spannerzone
4 Sep 161#191
It's almost like PayPal's process is completely run by computers sending quesitons and answers to seller/buyer and then a random generator creates the solution. I was certain I was dealing with an automated system when I last had a run in with PayPal/Ebay over something I'd sold.
Spark
4 Sep 16#192
That's not proof. Not even close.
GotBass
4 Sep 161#193
Just buy one and contact microsoft in regards to its origin.
That is the only way you can sell licenses this cheap, OEM costs more.
You think they are buying these OEM keys for £13 and making £1 profit after fees on every sale?
With 10 sales they will make £10 profit for instance, and 5% of buyers will chrageback or claim it doesnt work for a free refund which makes they're profit negative.
The reason they are this cheap is because it is 100% profit, from a MSDN account. That way when people chargeback they are still making profit.
galoka
4 Sep 16#194
No, you have to buy directly with the CC, using it to fund PayPal transaction doesn't count.
and anyway, CC protection is only for things over £100.
dave99461
4 Sep 16#195
But charge back is always an option as minimum of £10 for that. And if the key did fail inside a year or so (as much as 500 days in some cases I think) there would be a reasonable claim for charge back via credit card company under charge back rules. As to if or how that would work if payment having to go via PayPal is a different issue I guess. But credit cards can be used via PayPal without an actual PayPal account in some cases I gather. If so I'd guess credit card charge back is applicable if you dont use an actual PayPal account for the transaction?.
in$anity
4 Sep 161#196
I think it actually is automated, unless they step in way down the line. But I don't think they even bother to hide it, they do admit that much of the process is automated by computers, hence why it makes so many bad decisions.
Spark
4 Sep 16#197
They wouldn't tell you. Microsoft consider their supply lines to be highly confidential. The only thing they keep a tighter reign on is their tax records.
galoka
4 Sep 16#198
You might be able to get it free, if a school is signed up to the Office 365 Education program , then pupils and staff can get a copy free:
Thank you for the heads up, I will give the school a call tomorrow :smiley:
K13OllieD
4 Sep 16#200
Incorrect!
An OEM key can be redeemed at any time but will be locked to the hardware it is first activated on. a
Any major changes to the hardware will break activation.
A retail key however can be used on any machine, provided you only have the key active on a single machine, a retail key can be used on for the life of the OS on any number of hardware refreshes.
It is perfectly legal to use an OEM key to activate or even upgrade from home to pro. this will save you paying Microsoft the £100 for the upgrade.
However most of these cheap keys are not supposed to be sold.
They are taken from msdn/dreamspark subscriptions and then sold illegally.
I've never heard of such keys being deactivated or having problems but if your using them for a business and want to stay legal it's worth sourcing them from a more reputable seller at a more realistic price.
dave99461
5 Sep 16#201
So, "IF" these keys are MSDN subscription keys and not OEM keys as advertised by the seller (no way to prove either way unless asking Microsoft directly and even if OEM Microsoft could technically still deactivate if they have reason to suspect your not a (registered) system builder) then the only real illegal accusation that could be aimed at someone is not so much "stolen" illegal keys used by the end user but more the fact that they have been sold and paid for as the keys would be genuine if fresh Virgin keys?. And it's more that it's technically a breach of MSDN terms to pass keys on at a cost then?. Maybe if these sellers are themselves registered MSDN members (if these really are MSDN keys) then could they not technically charge people a fee simply to join them and "gift" the key as part of that membership to satisfy any legal grey areas?.
GotBass
5 Sep 161#202
You really need to stop when you don't know what you are talking about.
I have had to call microsoft 3 times on behalf of my customers, every time they have explicitly stated that the license they were using was an MSDN key and should not have been sold to them.
I have a ubuntu OS would i be able to change to windows 7
qwerta369
6 Sep 161#205
I have an apple tree would i be able to change to an orange tree
ledzepploid
6 Sep 16#206
Why do they need to know my dob, phone number and address?
FatLadZ
6 Sep 16#207
It's the server for all the other PC's in the business and needed Sage installing with all updates and the company file importing and all the updates along with all the files that are used in the business along with all the other software we use. Also setting up the server security and manually configuring each connecting pc difference access rights .... 4 days is easily achieved!
Spark
6 Sep 16#208
Then why would you install a Windows 10 client edition on it?
millward84
7 Sep 16#209
What's the best Windows/OS to be on I'm currently on a dodgey win 10 I think
FatLadZ
8 Sep 16#210
I didn't I installed Windows 8 Professional!
Spark
8 Sep 16#211
Even that doesn't make a whole heap of sense.
Reecemorris9
8 Sep 162#212
I'm really not being funny here but all I keep seeing on my notifications is you, have you not got anything else better to do Spark? Seriously, get out more. Make some friends
Tried the upgrade but it froze at 99%. Going to try booting this on my new SSD, just waiting on a sata cable. I read that is should detect that my system is activated with a 7 key soooo.
Only 1 way to find out.
majestic2012
28 Sep 16#216
Outstanding.
jez794
28 Sep 16#217
sure is, 126 available
sprocket
3 Oct 16#218
Windows 10 is still free to everyone directly from Microsoft. It is free to anyone who requires the additional assistive features for people with disabilities. These features can then be removed after installation leaving a legit copy of Windows 10.
qwerta369
3 Oct 161#219
Brilliant. I'll get on to this right away. Just sitting in my car now waiting for that old dear in the Micra to finish parking so I can smash her window and steal her blue badge.
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They also have Windows 7 Professional for £9.32 and Windows 8.1 Professional for £10.23
Top comments
Cold, must be full of viruses
Theft. Plain and simple, you wouldn't walk in to (Asda/Tesco/Sainsbury's/Waitrose* delete as appropriate) and take a DVD off the shelf would you!
I've heard these are stolen from legitimate PC's and it's only a matter of time before they expire!
Windows 10 LOL!
LOL Micro$oft, Microshaft, Microsh*t (pick whichever you found mildly amusing the first time you heard it... in 1995)
Why would you pay £10 for this?
Linux is free, I love the Tux! Games? err... Viva Linux!!
I'm going to stay with XP thanks.
I'm going to stay with 7 thanks.
Cheaper on (eBay / Gumtree / Local Pub)* note to self: don't buy from any of these three.
As it's OEM, you're breaking the Geneva convention unless it's sold with an item of hardware.
Cold, bloated spyware OS phoning home to Micro$oft, Microshaft, Microsh*t (see above).
Will this work on a Mac?
Will this work on a 14 year old system I never use?
Without the product key sticker, you might as well be asking to be put in prison!
Can get it on Pirate Bay l33t!!
LOL Opium Pulses sounds like a vegetarian heroin dealer!!
Does this come with the DVD?
Can I install this on a (insert model or rough description of anything with a plug)?
Hot.
...which ironically doesn't have any windows
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There isn't an upgrade path from XP directly to 10 just like there wasn't for XP to Windows 7. So you need to backup your data and do a clean install.
If you are running XP, then the machine is probably at least 10 years old - I'm not sure Windows/10 would be my first choice for an upgrade -you need a minimum of 2Gb of memory and a minimum of 16Gb of disk - much more is probably needed for "real world" computing.
Then you have driver support - is there Windows/10 code for all the attachments - I know my Sony who made my Vaio running Windows/7 have posted that they were not confident it would ruin W/10 properly, so I've not gone down that route.
Before attempting this I would seek a memory upgrade to at least 4Gb, more if your board supports it, if it doesn't support that, then I think there's a hint there, it's time to break open the piggy bank!
Use a system checker like the one supplied by "crucial.com" to see how much your system will take (and if you're really strapped for cash, buy an equivalent upgrade from Ebay, although some may argue that's verging on naughty)
Finally, you ask "upgrade or fresh install" - (there's no "upgrade" from XP) if you are insistent that you are going down this route I'd play safe and buy a new hard drive and do a fresh install - that way, if it all goes Pete Tong, you can swap in the original drive and at least you have a working computer again.
Personally, this all sounds a bit fishy to me, I'd "play safe" and consider a linux distro - something like MINT will support pretty much all your hardware and is a far more comfortable fit for older equipment, the added bonus is that it costs nothing to download and run.
Voted cold, simply because it sounds as legit as a nine quid note.
Windows 10 is a big jump from XP, remember that Windows 10 uses up a lot more memory than XP.
If you do a clean install, you'll lose all your files on XP.
Just be safe, check the requirements of your PC first
Cold, must be full of viruses
Theft. Plain and simple, you wouldn't walk in to (Asda/Tesco/Sainsbury's/Waitrose* delete as appropriate) and take a DVD off the shelf would you!
I've heard these are stolen from legitimate PC's and it's only a matter of time before they expire!
Windows 10 LOL!
LOL Micro$oft, Microshaft, Microsh*t (pick whichever you found mildly amusing the first time you heard it... in 1995)
Why would you pay £10 for this?
Linux is free, I love the Tux! Games? err... Viva Linux!!
I'm going to stay with XP thanks.
I'm going to stay with 7 thanks.
Cheaper on (eBay / Gumtree / Local Pub)* note to self: don't buy from any of these three.
As it's OEM, you're breaking the Geneva convention unless it's sold with an item of hardware.
Cold, bloated spyware OS phoning home to Micro$oft, Microshaft, Microsh*t (see above).
Will this work on a Mac?
Will this work on a 14 year old system I never use?
Without the product key sticker, you might as well be asking to be put in prison!
Can get it on Pirate Bay l33t!!
LOL Opium Pulses sounds like a vegetarian heroin dealer!!
Does this come with the DVD?
Can I install this on a (insert model or rough description of anything with a plug)?
Hot.
You missed one... "My Key no longer works!"
Donate your money to someone on the street or simply burn them - because this purchase has no value.
Roll a spliff with your 10£ note, you will get more out of that than paying for this "license".
I keep saying this to my clients - buy from a legitimate source and stick to the licensing rules - or don't. It's either one or the other with licenses, there is no middle ground.
...which ironically doesn't have any windows
Not all versions of the 'Windows pathway' have to be mechanically followed one by one to get that same flawless finish? (like Microsoft would otherwise have you believe?).
It is actually possible to 'skip stuffs' and still get your flawless finish regardless? (I've one a few of my above mentioned, in the past too, on not just my PC, but that of 1 or 2 family and friends also, so I get how my last mentioned statement works ... ) lol.
Windows XP could easily 'jump' to Windows 7 (sidestepping the ill-fated Windows Vista altogether?), and Windows 7 could similarly 'jump' alllll the way to either Windows 8.1 &/or Windows 10 Home (Hardware' ofcourse allowing?), and in so doing, end up sidestepping the similarly ill-fated Windows 8.0 altogether also?.
In a nutshell (so to speak?), is basically how the real animal of the beast works? (relatively speaking ... ) :-)
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows10upgrade?tduid=(14c348e893a91089cb2980533c6ee123)(256380)(2459594)(TnL5HPStwNw-0FBZfNm6YPFXNhiu3o52rA)()
You realise the real reason as to why that worked for you right?.
Your link mentions FREE for those who have 'Assistive Technologies' enabled on their version of Windows and stuff?, so .....
As explained more here:
How To Download Windows 10 Anniversary Update — Two Methods
http://fossbytes.com/microsoft-releases-windows-10-anniversary-update-two-ways-download-anniversary-update/
That's the real reason you were able to get what you were able to get?. :-)
UNLESS your able to get dome kind of Windows 'key' from somewhere? + the respective Windows ISO of your chosen Windows flavour (Win 7, 8.0, 8.1, 10, or whatever?), then I don't honestly see how it could?.
But (your Emulator aside ... ) if your able to meet all of my above mentioned criteria?, that I scarcely see as to why not?.
After all, Parallels on the Apple MAC fires up Windows perfectly, so yours should be a bit of a breeze too?. :-)
But worked flawlessly on a Windows based Tablet I have instead?.
What can I say?, 'Hardware', pro's and con's?, hehehe.
I done allllll mine pre-quota!, hehehe, so never bumped into this 'stuffs', lol (but I did however BLATANTLY wonder how the 'other halves' fared in being able to still get it for free though?, hahahahaha), thanx for that timely breakdown of events, as it were (I obviously knew it existed!, as per my above link spelling out such, etc?, but still) ...
I'll bare your info in mind for the future, incase somehow 'necessary' or whatever ..... :-)
Luvvvvvvvvvly juvvvvvvvvly. :-)
https://www.heidoc.net/joomla/technology-science/microsoft/67-microsoft-windows-iso-download-tool
This is a Microsoft Windows download tool - downloads any 7,8,10 ISO directly from Microsoft. Grab a cheap OEM key and your done.
OEM licenses, I think Microsoft might turn a blind eye to get you onto Win 10 but it is always a risk they will flag it. In short if you really wanted win 10 I would have got it when it was a free upgrade. I am currently assessing what my gear will break with it and don't get me started on the security of it.
Once enough people are on it then Microsofts true intentions will be seen.
Or am I being paranoid?
..
I JUST BUILT MY PC AND SAW THESE CHEAP ON EBAY SO DECIDED TO USE IT.
IT ALL LOOKS AND WORKED FINE. I DOWNLOADED THE PROGRAM FROM THE OFFICIAL MICROSOFT WEBSITE. THE KEY WORKED IN THERE.
SO HOW CAN THERE BE VIRUSES IF THE ACTUAL INSTALL IS FROM MICROSOFT
AND I DON'T GET AFTER I USE THE KEY ISN'T IT MINE FOREVER
IF I'M WRONG I WILL BE VERY UPSET...
DO YOU THINK YOUR POST WILL GET NOTICED MORE ?
IT IS VERY ANNOYING
Much the same as early Win 7 is Windows Vista SP2 underneath with some tweaks.
Also buying oem keys is legit and so is selling them on. (eu only) in the usa it is illegal .. This was based on court rullings.
I did it.
You might be better off sticking with XP unless it has 2GB of RAM
I was thinking of getting the Win 7 key and then upgrading but can't help but recall reading some news that the free upgrade has now stopped
Removed half hour later when I found out that it was not. Schizo or what.
The menu bar returned in Win10. I never lost it as I stuck to Win7.
No wonder Win10 got a lot of users because they forced it on people. I never saw the popups since I only use manual updates but they tricked a lot of people. Reminds me of Sony DRM and that ended up in the courts.
They may even send you a photoshopped COA label from a readily available .psd file.
FREEZING COLD
http://www.howtogeek.com/265409/you-can-still-get-windows-10-for-free-from-microsofts-accessibility-site/
Tried a clean install on my laptop yesterday and got a message
licence key is invalid. Doesn't work it's a rip off.
Before I could recover, they tasered me and then used zipcords to tie my hands and feet. I was then extracted by Helicopter to an off-shore processing center.
I then served twelve months of hard labour writing error messages for windows 11 before being released.
I hope people learn from my mistake.
wasted 4 days installing on works pc for a code to get blocked .... not happy!
Also even it is true you could always put the blame on Vendors because you bought this item from them ....
Also keep in my not many people are comfortable or want to use Lynux ...
If this one is pirated, is it not better to download by yourself from Microsoft and then activate it using KMS . It is free and you are installing a pirated software anyway ...
The real losses are in disk space, 10 takes up quite a lot more than XP.
mike
I can vouch for that as I have 12 machines activated over the last two weeks, well beyond the "free upgrade" time limit.
Make sure you get pro versions.
Nice dormant company worth £3 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08900156/filing-history
You can be sure 99% the keys are obtained illegally and will eventually be blocked.
Me! Windows 10 has the worst layout. Hate what Microsoft has bece. Everything now looks large and untidy. Thank god I haven't updated from windows 7!
This is EXACTLY why i've just purchased a gaming machine by Dell (Alienware). I wanted a legitimate Windows license that wont be blacklisted. I'm not into downloading fake copies or getting illegitimate keys. I want something that's going to work for the life of the PC and deals like this, whilst cheap, are cheap for a reason.
How come half price ...
You also have to deal with forced updates, even if they cause errors, which I'm currently battling right now with a certain update causing my comp to restart upon boot-up every single day I turn it on as 'update failed to install'. Trawled internet for hours and no solution after 2 months.
this is not a bulletin board, or an open discussion forum - you merely have to indicate whether the proffered deal is Hot or Cold
is that really so difficult?!
Q: "I'm thinking of buying a car..."
A: "what you want is a tractor"
Q: "What's the best white emulsion paint..."
A: "what you want is yellow gloss"
If I have to explain, you wouldn't understand
A: "the one that doesn't fall off"
I upgraded my PC with a lot of new parts (basically a new PC) and my previous key wouldn't activate, so I had Microsoft attempt to activate it for me, and when they couldn't do it, they just issued a new key. funny thing is my old key was for the home version, and I ended up being given Pro for free.
Yes, can someone/HDUK use this simple tool, each time, to save the post debates ?
The fact that some people look at a corporation's ToS/T&C's and think that somehow constitutes binding law often shocks me tbh.
A court would not prosecute you because the keys were missold but Microsoft could end up going after companies like this and would most certainly win. And MS are well within their rights to blacklist the keys which they do when they find out and that does affect you.
As I said earlier in the thread though, two of my mates bought Windows 10 keys from this site earlier this week so I guess we'll just have to see what happens. I'd be surprised if anybody has ever actually sat down and read a Microsoft EULA though. They're so surrounded in red tape that they could almost put the EU charter to shame.
Lol you would be surprised. Not that I have but if someone wanted to know something buried in the TOS they could just google it.
These are MSDN keys, not to be resold.
I mean, even Amazon sell OEM copies of Windows to Joe public, be it a physical copy with a key with the added declaration that the item is ment for system builders only, but will assumingly always work unless buyer admits to not being a system builder. The only difference in that case is the physical copy of software that can be downloaded free from Microsoft minus the licence key anyway.
But I gather the restrictions of these things and part reason for price is they are primed to a single system\motherboard and can't ever easily be transferred to a new system once activated?.
it's not as if a unique product key is recorded in a database, so if you try to use it twice, you get slaughtered
Then gaming and computing, Amigas, Amstrads, Sinclair et al (can't remember which was first, but it was all great... F slow, but great!! It was part of my job, and looked like I'd soon be out of one. Typists were taking over, I couldn't type as fast as a typist, and wasn't used to Qwertyuiop, so off to 'touch typing' lessons - I was the only guy in a room full of girls :smirk:. I came top!
Fast forward to now, Apple Macs, PCs only as good as the software behind them.
Then came f. Windows 10 :confused: (all previous versions range in between hmm to good) - I could work quicker on a Mac Classic or bloody Amstrad than anything with Windows 10 installed. (Mine were upgrades, biggest mistake ever!)
10 is nothing but a f. nightmare.
It has more updates weekly than I can count. Oh, f. it, I can't say those words anymore without feeling real anger... Microsoft and Windows 10 - even Pro ...B*LL**KS!!!!!!
Rant over :smile:
It's free, there are virtually no viruses and the OS doesn't treat you like a bit of meta data to be pumped for profit.
Had a look on ebay, its to good to be true. Noticed some of sellers had only ever bought stuff never actually sold anything before. Some people do auction off full retail packages every now and then and they go for much higher than just the keys being sold. Almost bought the 2013 version (dont like the look of it), but found out I can download and install 2016 version using a family members school website.
Guess you can't count that high then, I am lucky (unlucky(_;))to get 1 a week on Windows 10. I get more updates on Linux than I do on Windows, but you don't have to restart our PC to install those (unless its a kernel update ofc).
Some people hate change, some people hate progress, and some just like to hate on Microsoft (or Apple). There are many OS alternatives these days and if you don't like one, don't use it, its not rocket science.
I personally prefer Linux to Windows, but like it or not you need Windows if you are a serious gamer.
Regards
Flea
Cold, must be full of viruses
Theft. Plain and simple, you wouldn't walk in to (Asda/Tesco/Sainsbury's/Waitrose* delete as appropriate) and take a DVD off the shelf would you!
I've heard these are stolen from legitimate PC's and it's only a matter of time before they expire!
Windows 10 LOL!
LOL Micro$oft, Microshaft, Microsh*t (pick whichever you found mildly amusing the first time you heard it... in 1995)
Why would you pay £10 for this?
Linux is free, I love the Tux! Games? err... Viva Linux!!
I'm going to stay with XP thanks.
I'm going to stay with 7 thanks.
Cheaper on (eBay / Gumtree / Local Pub)* note to self: don't buy from any of these three.
As it's OEM, you're breaking the Geneva convention unless it's sold with an item of hardware.
Cold, bloated spyware OS phoning home to Micro$oft, Microshaft, Microsh*t (see above).
Will this work on a Mac?
Will this work on a 14 year old system I never use?
Without the product key sticker, you might as well be asking to be put in prison!
Can get it on Pirate Bay l33t!!
LOL Opium Pulses sounds like a vegetarian heroin dealer!!
Does this come with the DVD?
Can I install this on a (insert model or rough description of anything with a plug)?
Hot.[/quot
mods mods please deleate if unappropiate, google microsoft toolkit.v.2.6.1 final, this answers everyones prayers about win10 and $soft office
lol
if u don't have an answer to my question ignore it
It took me ten years to get 238 likes.
It took you one comment to get 144.
#ihavenowit
What were you using, floppy discs?
I am trying not to be too partisan when it comes to OS's, but the experience of constantly having your computer hijacked for "security" updates by Microsoft- which I'm partially convinced are made to be a big deal so that consumers feel like they are getting their money's worth - and Linux, where you just do the patches in seconds and then move on is completely different.. yes, if you are a gamer you need Windows, but if you arent Linux is better. There are a lot of things it does better than Windows - particularly flashing Android phones.
Ever notice how MS scrupulously don't tell you have fast their updates are downloading? They've even taken to using decentralised updates now, so half the time your computer is grinding away updating some other nearby gimps computer.. my HD is constantly going with Windows 10, even though I turned that off.
And let's not forget their horrible privacy changes.. although, let's face it, that's the trend started by Google. It's just the thought of Uncle Bill looking at your stuff is somehow worse.
Basically you have to agree to updating the full shebang or nothing!
Besides they stand to gain more from the inbuilt data mining hence the year long (& possible still currently) free upgrade offer.
but PayPal isn't...
Separate occasion, I bought an mp3 player (many, many years ago when mp3 players were all the rage). It turned up to be one of those hacked Chinese pieces of crap (advertised as 16gb, was actually 1gb, made to look like it was 16gb). Paypal didn't give a refund.
Want another example?? I sold a VERY rare game. It was in 'near mint' condition. It had a minuscule blemish on the box it was in, but it was described and photographed, so other videogame collectors knew what they were buying. The buyer said the box was damaged during postage and opened a paypal case. Lucky for me (or so I thought), i'd taken several photographs of me packing the game, so I had a reference of the 2 layers of bubble wrap i'd used around the game, and the box i'd placed it in. During the PayPal discussion, I asked the buyer to photograph the item so that I could see the extent of the damage. She refused. PayPal ruled in her favor anyway, despite her refusing to show a picture of how the game arrived and despite me showing clear evidence that it was very well packaged up.
These are the main 3 issues i've had with paypal. And friends have had issues too. So as I say: PayPal protection isn't worth diddly squat.
WEGOT-YOUR-CASHN-OREFU-UNDSXO
https://companycheck.co.uk/company/08900156/OPIUM-PULSES-LTD/financials
Curios why this 'company' is allowed to remain on HUKD while other apparently more reputable companies don't seem to meet the necessary criteria to have their deals posted.
That is the only way you can sell licenses this cheap, OEM costs more.
You think they are buying these OEM keys for £13 and making £1 profit after fees on every sale?
With 10 sales they will make £10 profit for instance, and 5% of buyers will chrageback or claim it doesnt work for a free refund which makes they're profit negative.
The reason they are this cheap is because it is 100% profit, from a MSDN account. That way when people chargeback they are still making profit.
and anyway, CC protection is only for things over £100.
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ukschools/2015/02/23/students-and-teachers-in-the-uk-can-now-check-eligibility-for-free-office-from-their-school/
An OEM key can be redeemed at any time but will be locked to the hardware it is first activated on. a
Any major changes to the hardware will break activation.
A retail key however can be used on any machine, provided you only have the key active on a single machine, a retail key can be used on for the life of the OS on any number of hardware refreshes.
It is perfectly legal to use an OEM key to activate or even upgrade from home to pro. this will save you paying Microsoft the £100 for the upgrade.
However most of these cheap keys are not supposed to be sold.
They are taken from msdn/dreamspark subscriptions and then sold illegally.
I've never heard of such keys being deactivated or having problems but if your using them for a business and want to stay legal it's worth sourcing them from a more reputable seller at a more realistic price.
I have had to call microsoft 3 times on behalf of my customers, every time they have explicitly stated that the license they were using was an MSDN key and should not have been sold to them.
This deal still going?
Tried the upgrade but it froze at 99%. Going to try booting this on my new SSD, just waiting on a sata cable. I read that is should detect that my system is activated with a 7 key soooo.
Only 1 way to find out.
Hope nothing illigal is going on if so should be reported to mod (or owner of site).